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Plant Myristica fragrans (Myristicaceae)

Common Names
Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)-1-(4-ACETOXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-ACETIC-ACID-PROPYL-ESTER 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-PROPANOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-ACETATE-DEC-4-EN-1-OL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-DEC-4-EN-1-OL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-METHOXYDEHYDRODI-ISOEUGENOL 0 Aril not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
5-METHOXYDEHYDRODI-ISOEUGENOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
5-METHOXYEUGENOL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHOXYDIHYDROISOEUGENOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE 0 Essential Oil not available 20000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Essential Oil not available 3000.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CUBEBENE 0 Essential Oil not available 10000.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-FARNESENE 0 Essential Oil not available 40000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Essential Oil not available 30000.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Essential Oil 7000.0 16000.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Seed 180.0 1440.0 -0.46 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Seed Essent. Oil 4000.0 10000.0 1.19 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Essential Oil 132000.0 265000.0 1.77 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 2 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 2 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 2 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 7 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 10 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 19 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphetaminagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.